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Assembly Bill A6321

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Allows for adjacent towns to merge into one single court facility

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2011-A6321 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Uniform Justice Court Act
Laws Affected:
Add ยง106-c, UJCA
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A7782

2011-A6321 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows for adjacent towns to merge into one single court facility.

2011-A6321 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6321

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 14, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. BLANKENBUSH, BURLING, GIGLIO, GOODELL, D. MILLER,
  MONTESANO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, CROUCH, MOLINARO,
  SAYWARD -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary

AN  ACT to amend the uniform justice court act, in relation to authoriz-
  ing a single court facility for adjacent localities

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  uniform justice court act is amended by adding a new
section 106-c to read as follows:
S 106-C. MERGER INTO ONE COURT FACILITY FOR ADJACENT TOWNS.
  UPON COMPLETION OF A REDUCTION IN TOWN JUSTICES IN ADJACENT  TOWNS  OR
THE  ELECTION  OF A SINGLE TOWN JUSTICE IN ADJACENT TOWNS, AS PRESCRIBED
BY THIS ARTICLE, AND UPON APPROVAL  FROM  THE  TOWN  BOARDS,  SUCH  TOWN
COURTS  MAY  MERGE  INTO A SINGLE COURT FACILITY TO BE USED AS THE COURT
FACILITY FOR ALL SUCH TOWNS.  EACH  SINGLE  COURT  FACILITY  ESTABLISHED
PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION  SHALL SERVE EACH TOWN IN THE SAME MANNER AS
SEPARATE COURTS SERVE A TOWN AND SUCH COURT SHALL INCLUDE,  BUT  IS  NOT
LIMITED  TO,  THE  MANAGEMENT  OF  RECORDS AND THE TRANSACTIONS OF COURT
BUSINESS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05827-01-1

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